Google Boots Up Project AraNews & Analysis 6/27/2014 9 commentsProject Ara is literally up and running, as members of Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects team demonstrated a prototype modular phone at the company’s developer conference. Although the smartphone prototype, froze while booting up, project leads were excited about the device’s potential.

Seeing Is Believing With Google’s Tango TabletNews & Analysis 6/26/2014 8 commentsProject Tango will be in consumer hands as early as next year, speakers at Google's I/O developer conference said today. Google is in early engagements with LG to produce the 3D depth sensing tablet next year.

Cirrus to Take Half Audio IC Market, Says ReportNews & Analysis 6/26/2014 6 commentsPrice pressure in the growing audio IC market is leading to consolidation and will continue, according to SensiAn Research. And it is happening top-down with the acquisition of Wolfson Microelectronics by Cirrus Logic.

Google Previews Upcoming Android ReleaseNews & Analysis 6/25/2014 23 commentsAt its annual I/O developer conference held today, Google announced a litany of updates to its mobile, auto, entertainment, and wearable platforms with a new version of Android. The upcoming Android L release will run on three smartwatches, 25 vehicles, and a phone for emerging markets.

China Smartphones: Hot for Sensor HubsNews & Analysis 6/23/2014 5 commentsHillcrest Labs has snatched a smartphone design win for its sensor hub software from Coolpad. This illustrates the insatiable desire among smartphone and wearable vendors to add more sensors to their devices.

Supreme Court Rules Against Software Patents News & Analysis 6/19/2014 28 commentsIn a case that may affect the tech industry for years to come, the Supreme Court struck down a case on the patentability of software. The unanimous vote in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International renders software patents ineligible as abstract ideas.

Molex's Shopping Spree ContinuesNews & Analysis 6/18/2014 1 commentFollowing the recent acquisition of the heavy-duty connector business of Westec last May, and after acquiring the Munich-based FCT Electronics Group in August last year, Molex, which only merged with cabling and connector giant Koch Industries in November last year, is now acquiring Flamar Cavi Elettrici S.r.l.

Is China the World's Leading Cyberspy?News & Analysis 6/17/2014 6 commentsThis is the first of a three-part series examining the fallout on industry from China's alleged cyberspying. Today we examine the proof of spying and its effects on industry.

Make Way for Autonomous CarsNews & Analysis 6/17/2014 1 commentGoogle's recent announcement that it would produce approximately 100 self-driving cars came as a surprise to the general public, but it's hardly a new idea within the auto industry.

DRAM's Mood Swings StabilizeNews & Analysis 6/17/2014 5 commentsFrom factory fires to consolidations, DRAM manufacturers have been through a lot, but now appear to be stabilizing as the market takes off.